Gameday Blog: Bruins vs. Sharks

In essentially an instant replay of the first period (shy of a
Sharks goal, of course), the B's got outshot 12-4 in the middle
frame and mounted damn near nothing against the Sharks.

San Jose stifled Boston's offense once again, which continued to
shoot itself in the foot.

The Bruins' best bid came on a tipped shot that Milan Lucic
caught iron with. Lucic has a game-high three giveaways through
forty minutes.

Boston had a power-play opportunity when UMass alum Justin Braun
went to the box. Clearly, they didn't capitalize.

David Krejci seems to be the skater with the most hop, but the
B's shining star so far has been Thomas, who sprung from left to
right and absolutely robbed Marty Havlat early in the second
period.

The Bruins have a 22-9 edge in hits, which is a pretty
surprising sum given their status as the visitors in this one. Of
course, the fact that the Sharks have had the puck for 90 percent
of the game may have something to do with it.

Antti Niemi is the Sharks goalie, just so you know. Figured you
might not have heard his name yet this evening.

FIRST INTERMISSION

SCORE
BOS - 0
SJS - 1

SHOTS
BOS - 5
SJS - 8

Twenty minutes are in the books at HP Pavilion where the Bruins
trail the Sharks by a score of 1-0.

Boston was far from sharp throughout most of the opening stanza,
notably on San Jose's first goal.

Milan Lucic tried to send a puck up the middle but gave it away
to Joe Thornton. After Tim Thomas made a number of impressive
stops, Joe Pavelski banged a loose puck in to make it 1-0.

San Jose continued to carry the play until Boston finally got a
little something going in the offensive zone thanks to David
Krejci's line.